Summary: <p> DARPA plans to demonstrate a nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) system that can be assembled on orbit to expand U.S. operating presence in cislunar space, according to the Pentagon advanced research agency’s fiscal 2020 budget request. </p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/space-news/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/space-news/support</a>
